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Tipu Sultan: The Man Behind the Golden Mask
Kate Brittlebank
Srirangapattana’s zenana might have housed 333 women, but Tipu Sultan was an affectionate family man and a just king
A Leader Comes Home
PV Narasimha Rao, one of India’s most misunderstood prime ministers, finally gets a biography he deserves
Siddhartha Murkherjee : The Night-side of Life
Cancer physician and researcher Siddhartha Murkherjee highlights the importance of tenderness in scientific inquiry and the many meanings of ‘normal’
Fat and Furious
Activist Lindy West speaks out against a culture where bigness is seen as a moral failing
Out of Africa
The frailties and fantasies of this Man Booker shortlisted novel make it a quiet classic
Beauty and Beasts in Nepal
Manjushree Thapa creates a breathtaking landscape that can be both hostile and affectionate towards the people who bustle in and out
The Heart of Revolution
KR Meera’s new novella is born of an early fascination with Naxalism and freedom
Alexander von Humboldt: An Early Green Warrior
Rediscovering Alexander von Humboldt, the 19th century scientist and humanist who first understood the web of life
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